In place of Jessica Gunning, Netflix was considering a very great comedic actress in the role of Martha, Richard Gadd’s stalker in the series My little reindeer.
My little reindeer is one of the series we have heard the most about in 2024. It tells the story of Richard Gadd, a comedian and actor who claims to have been harassed for more than six years by a woman he met in a bar. The creator and director plays himself as Donny in the Netflix series, while Jessica Gunning plays Martha, the stalker who made his life hell. If the 38-year-old actress embraces the character of Martha perfectly, according to VarietyNetflix and representatives of Richard Gadd (of CAA, or Creative Artists Agency) had Another actress in mind for the role: Melissa McCarthy.
My little reindeer : why Melissa McCarthy didn’t play Martha in the end?
According to information revealed by VarietyNetflix and other members of the production would have insisted “agressive” for Richard Gadd to cast Melissa McCarthy as Martha. The creator and actress of My best friends, The Gunslingers, Spy or Ghostbusters met, but the regular of the Saturday Night Live finally revealed itself “not to be interested.” Following this interview, Richard Gadd decided to fire his agents in order to take control of the casting of My little reindeer. In addition to this information about the cast, the Netflix series is the subject of another controversy that is still ongoing: Fiona Harvey, the person who inspired the character of Martha, has filed a lawsuit against Netflix.
Netflix’s response to Fiona Harvey’s lawsuit
After the series aired on Netflix, Fiona Harvey revealed that “his life had been ruined”. She therefore decided to sue the streaming platform as well as Richard Gadd for “defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence and violations of his representation rights.” She is asking Netflix for $170 million. The company with the red N said that the creator of My little reindeerRichard Gadd, had “the right to tell one’s story” before a spokesperson said IndieWire that the platform had “I intend to vigorously defend this matter.”
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